Bug 7443

Summary: runqemu should allow using kvm in absence of vhost-net
Product: [Build System, Metadata & Runtime] OE-Core Reporter: Randy Witt <randy.e.witt>
Component: devtools / tool chainAssignee: Randy Witt <randy.e.witt>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED QA Contact:
Severity: enhancement    
Priority: Medium CC: meta.mr.watcher, meta.watcher, sgw
Version: 1.7.1   
Target Milestone: 2.1   
Hardware: x86   
OS: Multiple   
Whiteboard:
OS type for building Yocto: --- Type of Regression: ---
Verified: Documentation change: Don't know

Description Randy Witt 2015-03-10 21:33:37 UTC 
On some systems the user will have access to /dev/kvm even though they do not have access to /dev/vhost-net. If this is the case, then runqemu should allow the kvm flag to still work.

Currently if the user doesn't have permission to both /dev/kvm and /dev/vhost-net, runqemu won't allow the user to specify the "kvm" option.

Should we even perhaps always enable the /dev/kvm portion if support is available?
Comment 1 Michael Halstead 2015-08-12 16:01:56 UTC 
Clearing 2.0 milestone
Comment 2 Randy Witt 2015-12-10 21:08:13 UTC 
Should be fixed in 2.0/jethro.